Weather Symbols And Tools Flashcards
Air mass
Large amounts of air
Maritime polar air
Cold air that moves from the polar areas and from the ocean
Continental Tropical air
Warm air that moves from the US
Continental Polar air
Cold air that does not have that much of humidty
Maritime tropical air
Warm air that is formed over the ocean that comes into the US
Fronts
A boundary when the air masses meet
Warm fronts
Fronts that have low pressure air
Cold fronts
Fronts that have high air pressure
Anemometer
Measure wind speed
Hygrometer
Measures humidity in the air
Barometer
Measure air pressure in the air
Rain Guage
Measure the amount of water rained
Radar
Measures rain and precipitation inside a storm
Wind Vane
Measures where the wind is blowing. The arrow tells it where the wind is coming form
Thermometer
Measures temperature that is in the atmosphere